Draft law approved yesterday by people's assembly in Syria makes changes to military service law; no longer are exempt for mandatory conscription are over 42 year olds without paying $8,000, allowing for the confiscation of their property if not paid: Meaning that some refugees' homes unless they pay $8,000 for failing to submit to forced conscription can be seized.

Northern Hama: FSA Jaysh al-Izza is shelling the following locations with Grads. Mahardah. Mahardah Thermal station (north of Mahardah). Tarabeeh Camp (south of Mahardah). Salhab and Halfaya Nat. Hospital checkpoint all they claim "in response to the shelling of civilians in the northern Hama countryside".

Syria: the civil council of the town of Binnish (Idlib) tried to raise a FreeSyria flag in the town today after barring HTS militants from interfering in civil affairs. The HTS militants later broke into the town to take the flag down again

Will there be a bilat between Russia's Putin and @POTUS in Vietnam? Depends -could be a pull-aside, says fmr Amb Wendy Sherman - says she's hearing admin trying to press Putin for some understandings on Syria"

It’s a decisive time for the Global @Coalition as the military campaign in Iraq and Syria nears its conclusion. We must stay vigilant and engaged. And we must work together to counter new challenges - NATO Secretary General @jensstoltenberg

Albukamal: Life is completely absent. Syrian army and its supporting militias did not enter city until this moment. There was an attempt on the part of the village of Harri but failed and Syrian army and the supporting militias return out towards the border

Hearing Hezbollah is on full alert in south Lebanon. "One out of ten [fighters] are going [to Syria]. Everybody is coming back to the South. The Hezbollah Special Forces are in Lebanon now; most of them were removed from Syria." -Hezbollah official in South Lebanon to @SulomeAnderson tonight

A memorial plaque in Cheboksary to Valeriy Emdyukov who was killed in Syria shows the Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) logo. State media reported he served in Tolyatti, where 3rd Spetsnaz GRU brigade is based. This brigade's soldiers were captured by Ukrainians in 2015.

NE Hama: Rebels managed to thwart an attempt by the government to take back locations it lost 2 days ago (Balil and Tell Khazim) and recaptured points lost due to heavy airstrikes. Picture shows commander of Jaysh al-Izza monitoring operations.

Department of State:Joint Statement on Syria Chemical Weapons by UK Foreign Secretary @BorisJohnson, France's Foreign Minister @jy_ledrian, Germany's Foreign Minister @sigmargabriel and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson: #Syria's regime violated international law, including the Chemical Weapons Convention. We condemn this heinous act and demand that the Syrian regime immediately cease any and all use of chemical weapons and finally declare to the @OPCW all chemical weapons that it possesses.

HTS arrested in Salqin a member of"Trustees committee" a founding committee made by civilians of Salqin for new local council.HTS threat the committee andforced them to write a statement to stop their work.HTS told them that nobody is allowed to work without their permission